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I spend a fair amount of time in this space bagging on social media — how pointlessly addicted we are to it, the ridiculous amount of merit we hold in things we see on it, the fact we mindlessly …
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Derek Sawvell, AN Editor
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4/21/21
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Last week the Iowa House passed our “Back the Blue” bill with bipartisan support. This was a significant campaign promise I was thrilled to act on. The legislation increases protections and …
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State Rep. Bobby Kaufmann
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4/21/21
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The federal American Rescue Plan signed into law last month is one of the most pro-family, pro-education pieces of legislation in American history. In his first 100 days, President Biden has already …
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State Sen. Zach Wahls
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4/21/21
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First the trade wars, then the pandemic and the derecho. They’ve all roiled the economy for Iowa farmers, folks living and working in rural areas, and anyone in an ag-related field. Even though …
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State Sen. Zach Wahls
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4/15/21
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This week I want to touch base on the Iowa House’s proposed investment into the Department of Corrections. Our proposal is an additional $20.474 million in new dollars. This is the biggest proposed …
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State Rep. Bobby Kaufmann
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4/15/21
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For more than a year, we've had at least one story a week (often times more) on the COVID-19 pandemic on our news pages.
In the last month, we've done stories on both Wilton and Durant school …
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Derek Sawvell, AN Editor
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4/7/21
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The second funnel deadline has come and gone, and we are officially on the home stretch of this session. Our work on the Appropriations Committee and Ways and Means Committee will take up most of our …
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State Rep. Bobby Kaufmann
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4/7/21
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The Iowa Senate Republican budget plan announced last week ignores the working Iowans who continue to face an economic and health care crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fortunately, …
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State Sen. Zach Wahls
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4/7/21
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Small businesses and their employees have taken a harder hit from the COVID-19 pandemic than almost any other sector of the economy. Fortunately, because of President Biden’s leadership and the …
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State Sen. Zach Wahls
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3/31/21
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Editor:
I have been watching as legislators from across the state have been meeting in Des Moines for the last few weeks as they advance their priorities and set a budget for the coming fiscal …
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3/31/21
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Editor:
Watching the NCAA basketball tournament on television is changing from watching basketball to watching commercials.
Each team has their timeouts, then there are TV timeouts, game …
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3/31/21
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I'm here to admit it. I was wrong. A couple weeks ago, when I printed my annual bracket in the paper with NCAA tournament picks, I said that Big Ten was the best conference in America.
I wasn't …
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Derek Sawvell, AN Editor
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3/31/21
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